Blood pressure connected to eye health in young children

Children with impaired microvascular health developed higher systolic blood pressure over the course of a four-year…

Soft coral garden discovered in Greenland's deep sea

A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters using an innovative and…

Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest recovery

Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon,…

First measurement of spin-orbit alignment on planet Beta Pictoris b

Astronomers have made the first measurement of spin-orbit alignment for a distant ‘super-Jupiter’ planet, demonstrating a…

Ecosystem degradation could raise risk of pandemics

Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research suggests. Click…

Researchers print, tune graphene sensors to monitor food freshness, safety

Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors…

Pregnancy stereotypes can lead to workplace accidents

A study of pregnant women in physically demanding jobs found that their fears of confirming stereotypes…

A new theory for semiconductors made of nanocrystals

Researchers at ETH have provided the first theoretical explanation for how electrical current is conducted in…

Habitat Mars: Learning to live sustainably on the red planet

There’s quite a bit of buzz these days about how humanity could become a “multiplanetary” species.…

Astronomers investigate chemical composition of a nearby star-forming dwarf galaxy

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have probed the chemical composition of a nearby metal-poor…